The Florentine Opera will celebrate the Italian opera tradition during the 2013-'14 season, bookending its performance year with Verdi's "La Traviata" and Puccini's "La Bohème."

It also plans to bring more music to the Riverwest neighborhood with a new series of workshop performances and staged scenes at its home base, the Wayne & Kristine Lueders Florentine Opera Center, 926 E. Burleigh St. | April 9, 2013»Read Full Article

In David Ives' "Venus in Fur," the actress asking that question is ostensibly inquiring about how much of the script to read during her audition. But in a play where lines continually bend and double, Vanda Jordan is also wondering whether the man assessing her is willing to be honest about the meaning of his play, his desires and his life. | Sept. 28, 2013»Read Full Article

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I-94 and some streets in old Milwaukee become art galleries this week as part of Digital Billboard Art Month. IN:SITE, the temporary public art masters, working with the area's outdoor advertising leaders, the mayor's office and local arts and scholastic organizations, are putting on an art show in the air using 18 digital billboards. These special billboards will be on display Tuesday through Oct. 10. | Sept. 28, 2013»Read Full Article

The Milwaukee Film Festival cruises into the weekend with 27 screenings Saturday alone.

There's an appearance by Milwaukee director and "Soul Food" creator George Tillman Jr. at a screening of his new R-rated film "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete," at 7:30 p.m. at the Oriental, and of his 2009 film "Notorious" at noon at the Downer Theater. | Sept. 28, 2013»Read Full Blog Post